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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: DBS on April 04, 2025, 10:10:28 AM

Title: Interesting new DNA analysis from Sahara 7000 years ago
Post by: DBS on April 04, 2025, 10:10:28 AM
CNN version:
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/03/science/ancient-dna-green-sahara-mummies/index.html

Nature source paper:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08793-7

The interesting bit is that the analysis shows strong signs of genetic isolation, but they have domesticated animals, so probably not recent migrants but have perhaps picked up domestication through long range cultural but not genetic exchange.